On Wednesday, Ethereum climbed back above $2,000, while its 30-day realized volatility on Binance rose to about 0.97, according to CryptoQuant, the highest since March 2025. On February 25, US spot ETH ETFs recorded over $157 million in net inflows, led by Fidelity's FETH. Santiment said ETH's 30-day MVRV is around -5.5%, signaling mild undervaluation.

Upbit stated CFG trading would start on February 26, 2026 at 2 PM KST, adding KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs. The token surged more than 180% to $0.25 before slipping toward $0.16 amid profit-taking. Volume jumped over 4,000% to $79 million as visibility and liquidity expectations spiked.

Centrifuge (CFG) surged over 87% within 24 hours, hitting a multi-month high of nearly $0.27 as the token’s debut on South Korea’s exchange, Upbit, ignited a massive liquidity wave. While the broader market remains in a steady recovery phase, Centrifuge’s breakout highlights a deepening institutional rotation into Real-World Asset (RWA) protocols, with traders now eyeing a sustained test of the $0.25 resistance level.

World Liberty Financial said on Wednesday it posted a governance proposal requiring holders to stake unlocked WLFI for at least 180 days to vote. The plan adds a square-root voting formula and targets a 2% annualized reward for stakers who cast at least two votes, with tiers granting Node status at 10 million WLFI and Super Node at 50 million.

On Wednesday, World Liberty Financial proposed a governance staking framework requiring at least 180 days locked and offering a 2% APR conditional on two votes. The plan adds USD1 usage incentives, plus conversion and off-ramp access for large holders. USD1’s market cap is $4.7 billion, while USDT and USDC lead the stablecoin sector.

Morpho's price has rallied 11.15% in 24 hours and moved above $1.75, with market capitalization nearing $665M as trading volume jumps 33%. Technical indicators now show a double bottom around $1.07, reclaimed support at $1.42, and a test of the $1.80 resistance zone, while RSI approaches 70 and funding turns slightly positive at 0.0025%.

On Thursday, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed updates to the Protocol team's public "Strawmap", a four-year roadmap to speed block production and shrink confirmation times. He targets slot time falling from ~12 seconds to as low as 2 seconds and finality moving from ~16 minutes to between 6 and 16 seconds, with seven forks planned roughly every six months.

Ethereum jumped more than 15%, clearing $2,000 before topping at $2,158 and pulling back. If price remains below $2,120, a retest of $2,000 is possible, while a break above $2,150 may aim at $2,200. ETH still trades above $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average, with RSI above 50 and MACD losing momentum.